Choir Schools' Association

The Choir Schools' Association is a U.K. organisation that provides support to choir schools and choristers, and promotes singing, in particular of music for Christian worship in the cathedral tradition. It represents 44 choir schools attached to cathedrals, churches, and college chapels.[1]

The association was founded in 1918,[2] although it represents some schools that are centuries older than this. Today it provides bursaries and scholarships to 120 children at any one time to pursue training as choristers, primarily through the Chorister Fund established in 1985. It also supports schools directly. Katharine, Duchess of Kent, is a patron of the association.[3]

Members

The following schools, cathedrals, and churches are members of the Choir School Association in 2020:

England
Ireland
  • St Patrick's Cathedral Choir School, Dublin[4]
New Zealand
Scotland
  • St Mary's Music School, Edinburgh[4]
United States
Wales

References
  1. "www.choirschools.org.uk/the-choir-schools-association/". Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. Alan Mould. The English Chorister. Continuum. ISBN 1847250580.
  3. Peter Kingston. Reaching Out: A celebration of the work of the Choir Schools' Association (PDF).
  4. School and Cathedral list at choirschools.org.uk, accessed 20 June 2020


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